Fame Quotes

2089 Fame quotes by 1424 unique authors

Nor Fame I slight, nor her favors call — Alexander Pope
Arise! Arise! A tidal wave is coming! Onward! Men and women, down to the Chandala (Pariah) - all are pure in his eyes. Onward! Onward!… — Swami Vivekananda
Fame is the last infirmity of the human mind. — John Milton
Talent works for money and fame; the motive which moves genius to productivity is, on the other hand, less easy to determine. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and… — Kurt Vonnegut
I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful. — Kim Novak
OBLIVION, n. The state or condition in which the wicked cease from struggling and the dreary are at rest. Fame's eternal dumping ground. — Ambrose Bierce
When you are annoyed at someone's mistake, immediately look at yourself and reflect how you also fail; for example, in thinking that good equals money,… — Marcus Aurelius
If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive… — Edie Brickell
Our souls are not hungry for fame, comfort, wealth, or power. Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out… — Harold S. Kushner
Letting go all else, cling to the following few truths. Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant: all the rest… — Marcus Aurelius
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows. — Michel de Montaigne
Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost… — Oliver Goldsmith
Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never… — A. R. Rahman
Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. — Victor Hugo
Ben's Mr. Market allegory may seem out-of-date in today's investment world, in which most professionals and academicians talk of efficient markets, dynamic hedging and betas.… — Warren Buffett
God isn't calling us to a lonely, joyless existence with the promise of a delayed reward. God is calling us to live, to love and… — John Powell
I've written enough books with real celebrities, such as Walter Payton and Hank Aaron and Billy Graham, to know that fame looks good only to… — Jerry B. Jenkins
It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least… — Adam Clarke
For some people, fame kills it and becomes more important than the music or the performance. But for me fame is like rocket fuel. The… — Lady Gaga
Fame, on its best day, is kind of like a friendly wave from a stranger by the side of the road. And when it's not… — Bruce Springsteen
I've been able to do a lot of things a lot of people haven't, that other people would dream of. I've been able to live… — Joan Jett
I want a sandwich named after me. — Jon Stewart
Fame is that which is known to exist by the echo of its footsteps through congenial minds. — Anna Brownell Jameson
I don't know if I'm addicted to fame; fame is more of an unpleasant circumstance of an addiction to creativity. — Kelsey Grammer

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